The Story, “The Cane”
The Hispanic people treat different people differently according to age, gender and the social position that one is in the society. The rich people who often are of the ruling class are referred to as Senor which can mean sir, or elevating them. Women, children and the poor are however, treated differently. In most cases, the men of the ruling class would be treated fairly, respected an honoured everywhere while there would be no respect for the poor people. For example, in the story, “The Cane”, When Damiao arrives at the house of Senor Jaoa Carneiro, all the girls who try to stare at him are ordered to go back to what they were doing. Sinha Rita orders a boy, who is described as a salve boy to go and find Senor Jaoa where he would be. Lucerita is an example of how the poor are treated by the ruling men when she prepares for punishment just because of looking at Damiao, evidenced in “The little girl lowered her head to avoid the blow”. The rich people are also known to be fierce and are therefore feared evidence in the words “but when it suited her, as fearsome as the devil himself” Women. Children’s and the poor society are bound to obey and go by what the wealthy tell them.
The Story, “The Cane” has taught me that making tough decision may require a sacrifice of something that may be dear to us or we really desire to achieve. It tells of how Damiao escaped from seminary which his father had forced him into. According to imp, he thought that the seminary was not a good place for him. However, it was impossible to go back to his father. Dismayed, Damiao has to look for a different place to stay in without his father knowing. He therefore, resorts to go to his godfather, Senor Jaoa Carneiro. Damiao had to make a tough decision of leaving the seminary, and the consequence was that he would not go home and he had to look for a place he was going to stay. Another thing that the decision cost was his empathy for Luceritia. He had to forego protecting her from Sinha Rita because Sinha Rita was the only one who could help him at the moment since his godfather was gone.
The literary text The Cane, gave me to understand the culture of Brazil. It is a parent that most homes are run by women like the men have the responsibility of running business and other commerce activities .Girls and women have the responsibility of things like netting and weaving. It is evident as Sinha Rita teaches some five girls from the neighbourhood on how to stich on fabric. The culture is also religious, as can be seen that Damiao ran from the seminary and Sinha Rita exclaims “Holy name of Jesus”. The culture is paranormal and men are the ones who run things. Damiao is so afraid of his father, who might chase him away for eloping from the seminary. It is apparent that women have no say because Damiao may have resorted o go home and ask him mother to allow him back. The cure is somehow racists, as Lucerita is black and seems to be going through a difficult time. She is sick, coughing, cold and very tiny yet Sinha Rita goes on to beat her, as evident in the words “Lucretia would get the usual punishment”. Young boys are the ones who work as servants especially in the rich families.
In my opinion, the writers from central and South America and Asia wrote literature that contained magic elements to depict what was happening in their lives at the moment, in the form of satire. Most of the works depicted what was happening me the political world and the impact it was having on the life of the normal person. During the time, power was very essential in the regions and people feared political individuals. Therefore, literature would not be written in a way that would directly point to an event or a political thing s it puts the live of the writer in danger. Therefore, the writers had to use magic fiction and other forms of literature to write their ideas. It was also a way of moving from reality and exploring other areas within the human mind to make life more bearable for individuals, as live was hard at the time. The escape from the painful reality evident in the words “there is no pain as great as being alive”. Therefore it was for the reader to understand their reality and a hope for is better world that existed only in magic and fiction.
It is true that studying the world means studying literure. It is most effectively donethrough studying the istory books that were written. It is beacsue the plot, themes and even lanuae use of most literatiue is written, illustratin the author’s experiences in life or things they have observed in the society. Therefore so as o understand the things that happened in the world or thing that happen in other areas of the world, it is important to read their literature. For example, most of the books written by Isabel Allende is about her life experiences. The writers also refer to the works that had been done by other people who came prior to them, either complimenting or criticizing. For example, the works of Carlos Fuentes were based on reality and were done fantastically. It depicted the Mexican society bitterly and also encouraged national identity. Cinematoraphi marked his works , showing many interior monoloues, flhbacks and language which indicate dthat he must have borrowed from the non-Spnais literature. Ruben Dario writes severela parties which varied in meaning. The “Blazon,” for example, is based on religion, and the world believed in different places. Words like “.the handle of greek aphora2=2 would enable readers to understand the nature of the tool that the greeks have.